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Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) Law Type Jurisdiction ▼
Turner v. Davidson 188 Ga. 736 1939 1 Georgia
Coleman v. Freeman 3 Ga. 137 1847 1 Georgia
Harison v. Jones 82 Ga. 599 1889 1 Georgia
Leonard v. State 229 Ga. 817 1972 0 Sale of Enslaved Persons Georgia
Neal v. State 104 Ga. 509 1898 1 Georgia
Jones v. State 130 Ga. 274 1908 1 Georgia
Barham v. McKneely 89 Ga. 812 1892 1 Georgia
Johnstone v. Taliaferro 107 Ga. 6 1899 1 Georgia
Sanders v. McAffee 42 Ga. 250 1871 1 Georgia
Hadden v. Larned 87 Ga. 634 1891 1 Georgia
Evans v. Odum 52 Ga. App. 453 1936 1 Georgia
Harp v. Adams 142 Ga. 5 1914 1 Georgia
Abbot v. Abbot 1 Va. Col. Dec. 132 1729 0 Action of trover General Ct. of VA
Robin v. Hardaway 1 Jefferson 109 1772 0 Actions of trespass, assault and battery General Ct. of VA
Williamson v. Commonwealth 45 Va. 547 1847 0 Larceny of a slave General Ct. of VA
Iones v. Langhorn 1 Va. Col. Dec. 217 1732 0 Action of detinue General Ct. of VA
Gwinn v. Bugg 1 Jefferson 87 1769 0 Suit for freedom General Ct. of VA
Waughop v. Tate 1 Va. Col. Dec. 185 1731 0 Suit in equity General Ct. of VA
Sorrell's Case 3 Va. 253 1786 0 Manslaughter General Ct. of VA
Young v. Commonwealth 40 Va. 744 1842 0 Larceny of a slave General Ct. of VA